Question 1

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

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A)  increasing their prices. 
B)  restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C)  blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D)  pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E)  adopting laissez-faire policies. 
A)  increasing their prices. 
B)  restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. 
C)  blaming the Jews and persecuting them. 
D)  pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. 
E)  adopting laissez-faire policies.

Question 2

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-the Visconti and the d'Este

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The Visconti and the d'Este were two pro

Question 3

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-Conciliarism

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Conciliarism is a reform movement in the

Question 4

The devastation of the great plague in the fourteenth century led to

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A)  the perception of life as something cheap and passing. 
B)  a decrease in crime due to an increase in religious piety. 
C)  an increase in the number of clergy. 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the perception of life as something cheap and passing. 
B)  a decrease in crime due to an increase in religious piety. 
C)  an increase in the number of clergy. 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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-Petrarch's sonnets

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Petrarch's sonnets are a collection of 3

Question 7

Pogroms were

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A)  religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B)  small woolen balls people coughed into when infected with the plague. 
C)  organized massacres against the Jews. 
D)  the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E)  mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague. 
A)  religious ceremonies convened to ask for God's help against the plague. 
B)  small woolen balls people coughed into when infected with the plague. 
C)  organized massacres against the Jews. 
D)  the name given to people believed to be responsible for the Black Death. 
E)  mysterious sites where people could go to miraculously recover from the plague.

Question 8

What were the greatest consequences of the Black Death, beyond the obvious death tolls?

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The Black Death had a profound impact on

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the "four humors"

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The theory of the "four humors" was a co

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Battle of Agincourt

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The Battle of Agincourt was a significan

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-good deeds and pilgrimages

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The input question "IDENTIFICATIONS good

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Brothers of the Common Life

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The Brothers of the Common Life were a R

Question 13

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

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A)  made Emperor Charles IV the first in a line of hereditary rulers. 
B)  ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C)  gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D)  ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E)  gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews. 
A)  made Emperor Charles IV the first in a line of hereditary rulers. 
B)  ensured the independence of the ecclesiastical states. 
C)  gave seven electors the power to choose the "king of the Romans." 
D)  ensured strong central authority for Germany in the next century. 
E)  gave limited religious toleration to urban Jews.

Question 15

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

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A)  Avignon. 
B)  Bordeaux. 
C)  Provence. 
D)  Dijon. 
E)  Paris. 
A)  Avignon. 
B)  Bordeaux. 
C)  Provence. 
D)  Dijon. 
E)  Paris.

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Statute of Laborers

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The Statute of Laborers was a law enacte

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a collecti

Question 18

All of the following are correct about Petrarch except he

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A)  was a Florentine. 
B)  wrote in the vernacular. 
C)  wrote sonnets in Latin. 
D)  perfected the sonnet form. 
E)  wrote love poems to Laura. 
A)  was a Florentine. 
B)  wrote in the vernacular. 
C)  wrote sonnets in Latin. 
D)  perfected the sonnet form. 
E)  wrote love poems to Laura.

Question 19

What major problems did European states face in the fourteenth century? How are these problems evident in the history of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire?

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In the fourteenth century, European stat

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Modern Devotion

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Modern Devotion refers to a spiritual mo

Exam 11: the Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Merchants and manufacturers responded to the economic tribulations of the fourteenth century by

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Visconti and the d'Este

IDENTIFICATIONS -Conciliarism

The devastation of the great plague in the fourteenth century led to

In contradiction to Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam claimed that the truths of religion could not be proved by reason but could be accepted only by faith.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Petrarch's sonnets

Pogroms were

What were the greatest consequences of the Black Death, beyond the obvious death tolls?

IDENTIFICATIONS -the "four humors"

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Battle of Agincourt

IDENTIFICATIONS -good deeds and pilgrimages

IDENTIFICATIONS -Brothers of the Common Life

Christine de Pizan agreed that killing Joan of Arc had been a good idea, as this execution protected the proper ideal of women everywhere.

The Golden Bull of 1356 in Germany

From 1305 to 1377, the Papacy resided across the French border in the town of

IDENTIFICATIONS -Statute of Laborers

IDENTIFICATIONS -Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

All of the following are correct about Petrarch except he

What major problems did European states face in the fourteenth century? How are these problems evident in the history of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Modern Devotion

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